String Leveling guestions

Keith McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Sun, 5 Apr 1998 11:47:25 -0500 (CDT)


>...in my case because I was never taught nor  heard
>about it in practice until 1996 here on this list.  Also I too have never
>found a mention of it in any of the reference books.
>        So my first question is, when did string leveling become a concern?  In
>addition to books, in technical publications such as technical manuals
>from manufacturers, (sadly many have no dates) and hand outs from
>technical seminars by factory reps, I find no reference before 1981...
>
>Richard Moody

In _Das Intonieren von Flügeln_ by Franz Rudolf Dietz, Copyrighted in 1968,
reference is made on page 19 to levelling strings.  (It is in English:-)

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA




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